CL65 ECU TUNE: RENNTECH VS. VRP,KLEEMAN,EVOSPORT,K1...
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CL65 ECU TUNE: RENNTECH VS. VRP,KLEEMAN,EVOSPORT,K1...
Plan on purchasing a cl65 in about a week. whats the difference in ecu tunes on these cars from say renntech,kleeman,vrp,evosport,k1 and the others. i notice that renntech and kleeman charge more than vrp and evosport. is it just the name? I see renntech offers a tcu upgrade also. plan on doing ecu,intake,intercooler,exhaust mods to really make this thing fly. anyone?
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Plan on purchasing a cl65 in about a week. whats the difference in ecu tunes on these cars from say renntech,kleeman,vrp,evosport,k1 and the others. i notice that renntech and kleeman charge more than vrp and evosport. is it just the name? I see renntech offers a tcu upgrade also. plan on doing ecu,intake,intercooler,exhaust mods to really make this thing fly. anyone?
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HI there I can't say what the differences are or which one is better but I can tell you the Renntech upgrade works awesome. I have the ECU/TCU & suspension module so far and I am just getting ready to purchase the Carbon Airbox and intercooler pump. I'm sticking with Renntech as I am very happy with what I have so far.
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I would give VRP a try, they are coming out with their VRP825 kit pretty soon. I have a deposit on it and can't wait. have you seen Marko's White CL run? its a featherweight with this kit
consisting of IC's, Scorpion intakes, and a tune. Just search on the W211 forum, you will not be dissapointed. ![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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+1 I think you should...You might just need the bigger IC's with intakes...would make a world of a difference I bet. These car suffer from heat soak. This is a super fix, not a bandaid. lol!
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You think I should still get the Hi Flow intercooler pump that Renntech has or will VRP have something as well for that upgrade
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The RENNtech I/C upgrade and airbox are going to cost you about $9,500 before installation. If you are going to spend that kind of money, you should do the VRP package...the most I have seen from the RENNtech package is 610+rwhp...whereas Marko has put down 692rwhp from a package (including software) that is marginally cheaper.
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Plan on purchasing a cl65 in about a week. whats the difference in ecu tunes on these cars from say renntech,kleeman,vrp,evosport,k1 and the others. i notice that renntech and kleeman charge more than vrp and evosport. is it just the name? I see renntech offers a tcu upgrade also. plan on doing ecu,intake,intercooler,exhaust mods to really make this thing fly. anyone?
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I'm very happy with my VRP set up. There is no performance package out there that comes close in power. The car still drives exactly like stock. You can't even tell that there is anything done to the car. Leaving a 200ft long patch of smoldering rubber at 40 mph might give it away though.![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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I'm very happy with my VRP set up. There is no performance package out there that comes close in power. The car still drives exactly like stock. You can't even tell that there is anything done to the car. Leaving a 200ft long patch of smoldering rubber at 40 mph might give it away though.![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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(Last I heard you had a cat-less downpipe system fab'd, if I'm wrong please excuse this post
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We did fabricate a cat-less downpipe system. The mufflers and the rest of the system remain stock.